Cincinnati Bengals DT Geno Atkins, who had the second highest cap hit on the team this year behind QB Andy Dalton, didn't perform up to expectations in 2014. "This year, he was just three-technique No. 20, in my mind," defensive coordinator Paul Guenther said. "He was just a guy out there." Atkins and DE Carlos Dunlap combined for 11.5 sacks in 17 games this year, including the team's playoff loss. Atkins is now a year and two months removed from an anterior cruciate ligament tear in his knee. Guenther said Atkins didn't have the explosion off the line that he's had in the past.

Cincinnati Bengals DT Geno Atkins saw a significant drop in his production this year, and defensive coordinator Paul Guenther said during exit interviews Monday, Jan. 5, that Atkins was "just another guy" on the field this year and needs to improve.

Cincinnati Bengals DT Geno Atkins (knee) suffered a slight hyperextension of his surgically repaired knee in Week 10 Thursday, Nov. 6, but his injury is considered minor, according to a source who spoke with Atkins.